Tag: alternate worlds

Young Marki must help the supernaturally gifted but divided Ancients come together in order to lift their dying world from the literal ashes of tyranny. Best-selling author Mimi Barbour calls Ancients of Drandsil “a rare treat”. Fans of Narnia will love this inspiring adventure.

Formerly released as “The Circle of Law“.

How does this book “tie” to the previous book listing?

Another world ties Ancients of Drandsil and the Circle of Law to the previously featured book, The Envisage.

Lia London was born in southern Oregon and raised as a military brat in North Carolina and Scotland before returning to Oregon. She attended Western Oregon University and earned degrees in Language Arts Education and the Performing Arts. Upon graduation, she served for 18 months as a missionary in Guatemala, teaching cholera prevention, literacy, and gospel messages. She worked as a high school teacher and ESL instructor for college students for a few years before becoming a stay-at-home mom.

London currently home schools her two teens, plays the organ at her church, and volunteers in her community. She also is the founder and chief administrator of a network called Clean Indie Reads, an organization of over 2500 authors, illustrators, and marketing specialists who work in the independent publishing industry.

She loves milk chocolate, extra-cheesy pizza and cuddling with her cute dog to watch old movies and TV shows from the 50s and 60s.

Without early memories or a family to tell her who she is, Andelyn instinctively knows that her life is in constant flux because she is hiding from someone dangerous and impossible to identify. When strangers kidnap her, Andelyn’s only way to escape is on an abandoned boat that rushes her through a secret underground river passage leading to Meridia, a mysterious land hidden inside the earth.

Buried deep within the walls of the palace there, Andelyn discovers a legend about the Envisage: a person with the uncanny power to save or destroy Meridia with their thoughts. But why doesn’t anyone seem to know who the Envisage is, and why are they so afraid to find out?

With the unresolved mystery of who she was running from in the first place, Andelyn begins to wonder if all of this could have something to do with her. Is she hiding from this Envisage that people seem so afraid to speak of? And why?

This much is clear: sometimes you risk more than your own fate when you find out who you are, especially if what you should have feared most is what you are capable of—and especially if fear changes everything.

How does this book “tie” to the previous book listing?

The alternate world of Meridia is carefully concealed, deep underground. When Andelyn runs from strange kidnappers, she discovers a hidden river cave that leads her to this secret world of endless possibilities and powers beyond her understanding.

After an imaginative childhood spent drawing pictures and writing, M.M. Warren attended Brigham Young University-Hawaii, where she studied visual art and began her first book.

She loved adventure and wanted to make an impact on the world, had a feeling that she needed to do this was through words and stories. With recommendations from friends from faraway places, she pursued her Masters of Children’s Literature Degree in Australia, where she was able to learn from classic and modern tales and to fall more in love with the platform delivered to the imagination through words and pictures.

She has enjoyed work as a news writer, a teacher, a parent, an accident-prone karate student, and a hopeless victim of wanderlust.

Forget the fairies and unicorns, most people return from fairy world with lost memories and mental problems. Olive Kennedy knows. She’s the therapist who treats patients suffering from Faythander’s side effects.

Traveling back to the fairy realm wasn’t on Olive’s to-do list. But she has no choice. The fate of both Earth and Fairy depends on her ability to stop an ancient being called the Dreamthief. To complicate matters, she may be losing her heart to someone who can’t love her in return. Saving the world, she can handle. Falling in love—not so much.

How does this book “tie” to the previous book listing?

Like the previous book, Dreamthief is the story of another reality.

Faythander is an alternate reality of Earth. It was created 65 million years ago when the Earth was struck by an asteroid and split from the world as we know it. While Earth grew into the planet we know today, the dinosaurs on Faythander grew to be dragons, humans became elves, pixies, and goblins, and magic fueled the world.

Tamara Grantham married her husband David in 2002. They met in college where she studied English and he was a theater major. Things changed, however, and her husband went from theater to pre-med. She had no idea what she was getting into! He finally completed ten years of medical training and works as a burn surgeon. They are the proud parents of five kids. After her mom had a stroke, she decided she couldn’t delay writing her book any longer.

Lucas Thissel has something he fears: an alien species of palm-sized glass fairies called Lucent Sylphs. They came through a portal from a metaphysical dimension, and they indenture themselves as slaves to human beings. Too much neglect or unkindness, and they will cloud over and disintegrate. Too much love and their hearts are overcome and burst.

Elle Burton is an ordinary kid… or so she thinks. On her tenth birthday, she encounters Eunie Mae, a tiny, fairylike being who comes from a world called Fiori. Other than some children under the age of eight, the only human beings who can see Fiorins are guides—people who have been chosen to help protect the children of Earth.

Being a guide seems like the opportunity of a lifetime. Elle has always loved helping others, and now she’ll have magical assistance. But not everybody wants her to succeed. There are evil forces who do everything in their power to keep the guides from offering support to those in need. Can Elle be brave enough to oppose them?

How does this book “tie” to the previous book listing?

Magical portals connect Elle Burton and the Reflective Portals to the previously featured book, The Ian’s Realm Saga by D. L. Gardner.

Peggy McAloon is a retired trainer and speaker in the field of commercial credit and a recognized watercolor artist who has received national awards for her efforts in the conservation of water resources. She’s also an author on a mission to inspire kids everywhere to stand up to abuse and bullying. Her journey through child abuse, depression, and a debilitating car accident elevated her desire to help children cope with their challenges.

Posts navigation

News

When I tweet a new book and yours is a great "tie," retweet my tweet and tell me why. Use #TieMyBook to request on SpecialNovelTies.com.

Submissions are open.

Follow and Socialize

Welcome

Welcome to Special Novel Ties, a site where each book listing is cunningly “tied” to the one listed previously by a common, albeit often thin, thread. Perhaps you'll find your next “favorite author" in this way. If this manner of serendipity isn't your cup of tea, you may choose to browse by tag (a.k.a. keyword) instead. Each book's primary genre is represented by one tag. Authors are asked to provide nine additional keywords to help encourage serendipities.

But wait, there's more. You may also choose to search this site, typing your own terms in the search box or view a random post.

Earl Chinnici is a proud member of Clean Indie Reads and many of the books listed on SpecialNovelTies.com were written by other Clean Indie Reads members. All of the books listed on SpecialNovelTies.com are expected to adhere to similar guidelines.

Archives

Legalities

Earl Chinnici is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

Earl Chinnici does not necessarily share the beliefs and/or views of authors who have books included on this site and a book listing is not an endorsement. Book submissions are expected to meet certain criteria, but it is not possible to read every book to guarantee suitability. If you believe a book listed here does not meet the guidelines, please report it privately.

Some authors who have books listed here, in addition to writing books that do meet the guidelines, may also write books and other materials that do not. Please use discretion when following links.